Three men charged over alleged connection to failed barbershop assassination in Marrickville
Three men have handed themselves in to police and been charged over their alleged connection with a failed barbershop assassination on two brothers in Marrickville.
Police & Courts
Don't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Three men have been charged over their alleged connection with a failed barbershop assassination on two brothers in Sydney’s inner west earlier this year.
William, 33, and Eric Siale, 20, were at Adel’s salon on busy Marrickville Rd at Marrickville, when a balaclava-clad gunman burst in and peppered the pair with bullets at about 1.50pm on July 7.
William was left with serious injuries after he was shot in the buttock and spine.
After shooting William, the gunman turned and shot Eric in the chest, before running out of the salon and hopping in a waiting silver Kia Stinger that was minutes later found burnt out in a laneway – before the two accomplices got in a white Toyota Hilux they drove to Dulwich Hill.
They then set fire to the Hilux and sped off in a white Toyota Aurion.
Two days later on July 9, police located the burnt out Toyota in Smithfield.
William and Eric have since been discharged from hospital.
Officers attached to Inner West Police Area Command commenced initial inquiries before State Crime Command’s Task Force Magnus and Criminal Groups Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Orsino.
On Monday, Police released CCTV of two men seen leaving the Toyota Aurion in Smithfield and getting into a white Toyota Yaris.
Following further inquiries, a man handed himself into police at a Correctional Centre in Grafton just after 2.40pm on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old was charged with participating in a criminal group.
He was refused bail and appeared at Newtown Local Court on Wednesday, where police alleged the man was involved in stealing the getaway car that was used for the shooting.
Two more men- aged 26 and 27- handed themselves in at Kempsey Police Station about 10.30am on Wednesday.
Both men were charged with shoot at with intent to murder and participate in a criminal group.
They were remanded in custody and appeared before Kempsey Local Court on Wednesday where they were formally refused bail to reappear at Burwood Local Court on January 17 2024.
Police will allege in court the two men were involved in the staging and burning of the vehicles used in the shooting.
Investigations continue.
Wife ‘used power tools to butcher husband, dump body parts in bins’
A Sydney woman is alleged to have used power tools to ‘butcher and dismember’ her husband, placing his body parts in plastic bags and then dispersing them in various bins in south west Sydney.
Webb’s office blocks request for data about gin gift register
The Police Commissioner’s office has refused to hand over data that would confirm when the controversial ‘gin gift register’ was created, after documents exposed gaping discrepancies in record-keeping.